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Background: South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West
Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate
until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In
1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO)
guerrilla group launched a war of independence for the area
that was soon named Namibia, but it was not until 1988 that
South Africa agreed to end its administration in accordance
with a UN peace plan for the entire region. Namibia won its
independence in 1990 and has been governed by SWAPO since.
Hifikepunye POHAMBA was elected president in November 2004 in
a landslide victory replacing Sam NUJOMA who led the country
during its first 14 years of self rule.
Borders: Angola 1,376 km, Botswana 1,360 km, South Africa 967 km,
Zambia 233 km
Population:2,031,252
GDP per capita:$3,044.68 per capita
Capital with population:Windhoek - 161,000
Largest city with population:Windhoek - 161,000
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